Chapter 314: Shave the British’s heads!
For Wang Wei, everything was explained now.
The naval aviation force that was urgently requested to relocate to the Gobi Desert, the IL-78 aerial tanker that did not even have time to change its paint, and the "big-nosed" Y-8 that looked like it belonged to the special aircraft unit, And the JH-7, whose main business is sea attack...
It is a perfect configuration to deal with a fleet 1,500 kilometers away from the mainland.
The only problem is that the number of each model, especially the J-8C aircraft, which is the main anti-aircraft force, is relatively small.
This makes it difficult for him to be optimistic.
It is the tradition of the Chinese aviation force to attack more with less, so Wang Wei is not afraid of anything.
It's just a high-tech war. In many cases, he can't solve the problem without being afraid.
Judging from the fleet configuration just projected on the curtain, the fleet dispatched by the Royal Navy has only one light aircraft carrier, the HMS Excellence, which can carry about a dozen Sea Harrier FA.2 fighter jets.
However, even so, this is still a threat that cannot be ignored. This latest model of Sea Harrier is equipped with Blue Vixen radar and AIM120 active medium-range bombs. Although this combination is caused by the poor performance of the aircraft itself, It is difficult to achieve the same effect as the F15, but for the Chinese Air Force, which has not even deployed semi-active mid-range missiles, the advantage still exists.
Especially in the current combat scenario, the opponent's fleet is still on the defensive.
The Sea Harrier aircraft may seem a little inadequate as an offensive means, but the task of providing air defense umbrellas to the fleet can still be completed.
Relying on radar with a longer detection range and better flight performance, it is not completely impossible to fight semi-active bombs against active bombs, but the basis of all this is that the quantity cannot be at a disadvantage.
In 1997, the air force's Su-27 readiness rate was ridiculously low and it still did not have the ability to transition. What's more, cross-service cooperation was an almost new topic for China, including some aerial refueling and the like. Simple coordination is still needed, but if the fighters really want to cooperate with each other, there might be some trouble.
So if the naval aviation is to be the main force in this embankment building operation, then the only ones that can be used for air control are their four aircraft...
"The only solution is probably to cut in from high altitude?"
Wang Wei simply drew a tactical diagram on the notebook in front of him.
Although he is still only a captain, he is usually happy to think about some issues that only more senior commanders would think about.
Judging from the advantageous performance range of the equipment on both sides, if they enter the battlefield from more than 20,000 meters, then descend to conduct a simulated attack and then return, the opponent will indeed be helpless - with ammunition in the state The Sea Harrier can hardly climb above 12,000 meters, and it is impossible for any air-to-air missile to make up for the height difference of nearly 10,000 meters.
It’s just that the actual threat posed by the J-8C, which cannot mount anti-ship missiles, is not high.
Just when Wang Wei's brainstorming reached an impasse, the commander on the podium finally talked about the specific combat plan.
“The instructions from our superiors did not specify how we should deal with this fleet. So, my understanding is that everything can be done except not to fire.”
“So , Our plan is to learn from the advanced experience of the Red Navy aviation and let the fighter formation directly shave the head of the British aircraft carrier through ultra-low altitude flying!"
In a word, let Wang Wei hold the pen tip in his hand! It scratched the paper directly, leaving a black mark on the paper below.
“Fuck…”
Very good, very wild idea.
Wang Wei, who had just been thinking about entering the stadium at high altitude, thought to himself with some embarrassment.
The so-called head shaving is a quick sweep from a very low height, which can give people a strong sense of oppression.
However, even the Soviets are not always able to successfully break through the fleet defenses and achieve this step.
“The area where Britain and Annan are conducting exercises is 1,470 kilometers away from Lingshui Airport in Qiong Province. Considering that we need to keep flying low in the second half of the journey and may be able to deal with the opponent’s fleet for a period of time, So we need comrades from the Air Force to establish an aerial refueling area here.”
The pointer pointed to a long strip area on the map about 650 kilometers south of Qiong Province.
Aerial refueling area.
In the past, this was a term that Wang Wei had only seen in books describing foreign military operations.
Now it appears in their own mission briefing. "We will send a Y-8J warning aircraft and a Y-8X maritime patrol aircraft to approach the target area from a 60-degree direction and an altitude of 8,000 meters to attract the attention of the opponent's carrier aviation. However, the Y-8 platform does not have the ability to receive refueling in the air and is subject to It is difficult to defend themselves after a threat, so they will end up staying about 200 kilometers away from the opponent's fleet, retreating before the enemy carrier-based aircraft arrive, delaying it for as long as possible."
"The main attack mission is carried out by four aircraft of the 9th Hainan Division. One of them needs to carry a photographic reconnaissance pod to record the entire process during the low-altitude flyover."
Hearing this, in addition to the big Except for Tang Yiping, who had probably known the plan for a long time, the other three pilots all looked at each other, and then they saw expressions of eagerness to try on each other's faces.
Obviously, everyone wants to do this kind of work of showing their faces by themselves.
Of course, the premise is that you can really break into the sky above the opponent's deck.
If you get entangled midway, you will be the only one to be embarrassed.
"Considering the complexity of this mission, we have reached cooperation with two universities and the 14th Institute of Electronics, and used existing mature technology to temporarily develop a high-altitude airship used as a communication relay, so even if you keep Flying at low altitude, you can also maintain contact with the command center throughout the whole process..."
At this point, the mission commander was silent for a few seconds to give others some time to think and record.
Then, comes the real highlight of today:
"In addition, during the mission, you will also be accompanied by an electronic warfare aircraft to cover the whole process."
This sentence truly stirs up a thousand waves with one stone.
Some people even exclaimed:
“Electronic warfare aircraft?”
The Chinese Aviation Force is indeed equipped with relatively simple electronic warfare aircraft such as Hungan 5 and Hongdian 5, but they do not matter how they fight. In terms of flight performance and range, it is impossible to "accompany" the J-8C four-plane formation throughout the entire journey.
“Yes, this is the latest model recently developed by our military industry department. It should still be in the stage of exploring tactics, but now that the British have caught up, it’s just a good idea to use them to try it out. Let’s try the effect.”
“According to the tests we have conducted before, this JH-7 can detect most C-band search radars and X-band fires that are not particularly powerful after turning on interference. The control radar is disabled, thus greatly reducing the response time of the British fleet.”
"From what we have obtained so far, the combat ships in Wave 97 include one aircraft carrier, two Type 42 destroyers, two Type 22 frigates and one Type 23 frigate. The rest are transport, landing and supply ships. Among them, Type 22 and Type 42 are both early versions and pose a relatively small threat to the formation. "
"Of course, this does not mean that we can sit back and relax. It is always people, not equipment, that determine the outcome of a war. , this also applies to our opponents. If we take it lightly because we have superior equipment, we may still be caught by others. The comrades are now gathered in the Gobi Desert for training to make everyone more capable. Get familiar with the tactics of this operation..."
While speaking, the PPT on the curtain was also switched to the next page.
The above is a JH-7 that looks ordinary.
It’s just that it uses a black radome similar to the new batch of J-8C, instead of the green one of the old J-H7, and the cockpit front windshield has also been changed from a three-piece type to a one-piece type.
It was the one that several people had just seen outside.
Of course, it can be seen from the picture that the antenna and wing design are slightly different from the old model, and the cannon seems to have been cancelled.
This kind of dedicated electronic warfare aircraft, which is on the same platform as combat aircraft and can provide cover for the entire fleet, Wang Wei has only seen in books describing foreign military operations...
< br>As a pilot who participated in the confrontation at the beginning of last year, he was 100% sure that his side definitely did not have these equipment at the time.
Otherwise, it would have been taken out long ago, and it would not have been embarrassed by the opponent's several EA6Bs.
"Hiss..."
Wang Wei touched his head.
Hasn’t it just been a little over a year ago? When did all these equipment come out?
For a moment, he felt that he couldn’t understand the people’s army he was in...
(End of this chapter)